8.8/10382 votesLoading...#1 - Crime and Punishment (1)
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1993
Dan disciplines D.J. for taking offensive reading material to school-- Darlene's comic book. Dan reacts strongly when Roseanne discovers that Fisher has beaten Jackie.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Bruce Rasmussen
8.8/10360 votesLoading...#2 - War and Peace (2)
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/1993
Dan returns home to rampart rumors about his behavior, while Roseanne urges a dazed Jackie to leave her abusive boyfriend.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
8.8/10429 votesLoading...#3 - A Stash from the Past
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1993
Foreman Dan feels lower than low for getting tough with his employees at work, while Roseanne lectures David for getting high after she finds a stash of pot in the house -- then realizes it is hers from decades ago.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: N/A
8.6/10462 votesLoading...#4 - BOO!
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1989
The Conner family terrify each other out of their wits on Halloween night.
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: Norma Safford Vela
8.6/10288 votesLoading...#5 - It's a Boy!
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 3/2/1993
Roseanne wants Darlene's boyfriend, David, to move in with them, but Dan refuses to allow it.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
8.4/10391 votesLoading...#6 - Brain-Dead Poets Society
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1989
Darlene refuses to read her prize-winning poem on Culture Night at her school, preferring to stay home to watch a ballgame with Dan, until Roseanne lays down the law.
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: Joss Whedon
8.3/10317 votesLoading...#7 - Like, a Virgin
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1990
Roseanne decides it's time to give Becky "the talk", unaware that it's Darlene who needs it more.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: N/A
8.3/10332 votesLoading...#8 - Trick or Treat
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1990
Roseanne, mistaken for a guy in her lumberjack Halloween costume, plays along with some braggarts and learns about machismo.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: Chuck Lorre
8.3/10370 votesLoading...#9 - Scenes from a Barbecue
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 5/5/1991
The Connors celebrate Mother's Day with a barbecue with Roseanne's feisty grandmother.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: Chuck Lorre
8.2/10388 votesLoading...#10 - Toto, We're Not in Kansas Anymore
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/28/1989
As a tornado spins through Lanford, a storm is brewing inside the Conner house over the whereabouts of Jackie who hasn't returned from her trip to the market.
Director: N/A
Writer: Grace McKeaney
8.2/10324 votesLoading...#11 - Trick Me Up, Trick Me Down
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/1991
Roseanne is convinced that Kathy Bowman will take revenge for the Halloween prank she played on her; Jackie flirts with a moose at the Lodge costume party only to discover that it's former boyfriend Booker (in his last appearance).
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino
8.2/10278 votesLoading...#12 - The Commercial Show
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/3/1992
The Conners are sitting pretty for a TV ad for Rodbell's Luncheonette, but at home things get ugly between D.J. and Todd. Leon and Steven break up, and the Bowmans move back to Chicago.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Chuck Lorre, Maxine Lapiduss, Jennifer Heath
8.2/10288 votesLoading...#13 - Good Girls, Bad Girls
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1992
Roseanne reluctantly allows Darlene to go to a rock concert in nearby Rockford with Molly -- who abandons her.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino
8.1/10347 votesLoading...#14 - One for the Road
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/9/1990
When the parents are away, Becky and her friend Dana play with a little help from the liquor cabinet.
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: N/A
8.1/10348 votesLoading...#15 - An Officer and a Gentleman
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/23/1990
When Roseanne is called away, Jackie impresses Dan and the kids with her homemaking skills.
Director: N/A
Writer: Norma Safford Vela
8.1/10291 votesLoading...#16 - Troubles with the Rubbles
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 3/25/1991
The new wife next door, Kathy Bowman, looks down on Roseanne and complains that D.J. is a bad influence on her son Todd.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: Joel Madison
8.1/10298 votesLoading...#17 - Santa Claus
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/24/1991
Roseanne talks Leon into letting her play Santa Claus at the mall -- and hears something she wishes she hadn't from one of the kid's mothers, who turns out to be Darlene's new friend and confidante.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Chuck Lorre, Maxine Lapiduss
8.1/10280 votesLoading...#18 - The Dark Ages
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1992
The power company cuts off the Conners' power. Dan and Roseanne must look at Darlene in a new light after David spends the night in her room.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Eric Gilliland
8.1/10278 votesLoading...#19 - Pretty in Black
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1992
Roseanne mortifies Darlene with a sweet sixteen party, then sends her off to her friends while the adults enjoy the festivities, which include a game of Truth or Dare; the Tildens move in next door; Darlene dyes her hair black to make Roseanne mad, but is shocked when Roseanne reacts differently.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino
8.1/10278 votesLoading...#20 - Skeleton in the Closet
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1994
Leon outdoes himself hosting a Halloween soiree with the Lunch Box clan and a bevy of his gay friends, many of whom seem to know Fred intimately. Meanwhile, Jackie and Roseanne visit Bev's hairdresser and become convinced that she wears a wig.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: N/A
8.0/10375 votesLoading...#21 - Dan's Birthday Bash
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/3/1989
Dan's birthday bash at the Lobo Lounge is interrupted by a bully who picks a fight with Dan at the pool table.
Director: N/A
Writer: Grace McKeaney
8.0/10353 votesLoading...#22 - Death and Stuff
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/11/1989
During the family's busy weekend activities, a door-to-door salesman drops by -- and then drops dead in the Conner kitchen.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10383 votesLoading...#23 - Inherit the Wind
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1989
Roseanne tries her hand at telephone solicitation while trying to console Becky who had an embarrassing accident in front of the school council.
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: Allan Katz
8.0/10355 votesLoading...#24 - We Gather Together
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1989
On Thanksgiving Day, Jackie finally spills the news of her new job to her mother; and Dan's dad butters up Crystal.
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: Danny Jacobson
8.0/10289 votesLoading...#25 - Like, a New Job
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1990
Despite her misgivings, Roseanne, working late as a coffee-shop waitress, leaves Dan in charge of the kids.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Roseanne
Every episode of Roseanne ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Roseanne!
A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Best Episodes Summary
"Crime and Punishment (1)" is the best rated episode of "Roseanne". It scored 8.8/10 based on 382 votes. Directed by Andrew D. Weyman and written by Bruce Rasmussen, it aired on 1/5/1993. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "War and Peace (2)".